(A) The Police Department, Health Officer and Animal Control Department, or persons employed by such departments, are authorized, for violation of any portion of this chapter to give to the offender a notice to appear in the municipal court of the city. Such notice to appear shall state the name and address of the violator and the date of the violation, shall also contain a statement of the nature of the violation and be signed by the person having knowledge of the violation who is also one of the officers or employees mentioned above.
(B) For the purpose of discharging the duties imposed by this chapter and to enforce its provisions, any agent of the Animal Control Department or any police officer is empowered to enter upon any premises upon which a dog is kept or harbored and to demand the exhibition by the owner of the dog the license for the dog. Any agent of the Animal Control Department may enter the premises where any animal is kept in a reportedly cruel or inhumane manner and demand to examine the animal and to take possession of the animal when, in the opinion of the agent, it requires human treatment.
(C) No person shall interfere with any animal control employee by use of force, trickery or deceit or threaten use of force or otherwise intimidate or attempt to intimidate or otherwise frustrate or thwart the work of any animal control worker who may be carrying out or attempting to carry out his normal and reasonable duties under this chapter.
(D) It shall be the duty of the Animal Control Department to keep or cause to be kept:
(1) Accurate and detailed records of the licensing, impoundment and disposition of all animals coming into its custody;
(2) Accurate and detailed records of all bite cases reported to it and its investigation of same; and
(3) Accurate and detailed records of all monies belonging to the city which shall be open to inspection at reasonable times by the persons responsible for similar records of the city and which shall be audited by the city annually in the same manner as other city records are audited.
(Ord. 14-09, passed 10-12-2009)